The Evening Blues - 8-28-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 08/28/2025 - 3:00pm
Open Thread - 28 Aug 2025 - Informed Consent and Libraries of Everything!
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 08/28/2025 - 5:00am
Informed Consent and Libraries of Everything!
Here's a couple of interesting articles I want to bring to your attention. The first is by Matt Bivens, M.D. It's called 'The Dishonesty of Our 'Informed Consent' Rituals' and features a couple of experiences he's had recently. A patient comes into ED with a dislocated shoulder. It's painful. He's been given pain drugs already, but all he can do is ask for more. Because it's so painful. The doctor treats the shoulder, but has to ask the patient for formal consent. The patient just wants to have less pain, to be fixed! He gives his consent, stop asking him for it! But the Doc can't, because he MUST ask for this kind of consent.
From here at cagle.com
The Evening Blues - 8-27-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 08/27/2025 - 4:44pm
Where Do the American Flags Come from?
Submitted by soryang on Tue, 08/26/2025 - 10:08pmThe Evening Blues - 8-26-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 08/26/2025 - 3:33pm
Whistling wind
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 08/26/2025 - 9:46am
The heat wave continues here in the Pacific Northwest. Hovering around 100 for the last ten days, it has caused the suspected death of many older citizens, two just yesterday. A man in his 50s found dead in his apartment, which had no AC, and a 55 year old woman was found dead as a result of extreme heat.
The Evening Blues - 8-25-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 08/25/2025 - 3:33pm
08/25 Open Thread - Instant Ramen Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 08/25/2025 - 5:00am
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The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 08/24/2025 - 6:18am
EU Clown Car in DC
As the Palestinian Genocide Continues Unabated
As the Palestinian Genocide Continues Unabated
The EU chihuahuas clearly demonstrated they are vassals last week at the White House. At one point, they were asked to leave the office and sit in the hall while Trump supposedly called Putin. Ursula fond of Lying was forced to sit in the hall when Trump wanted to address the elected leaders of the EU. Desperate to keep the war against Russia going in order to keep their banks afloat they tried to get Trump to agree to "security guarantees". Unfortunately, Trump is influenced by his last conversation, and he has been threatening Russia again. As the MSM eyed the white house meeting, the Israeli genocide of Palestinians has accelerated...not just in Gaza, but the West Bank too. They plan total destruction and elimination of all Palestinians in Israel. Many predict another attack on Iran by Israel to distract the public as the inevitable IDF losses accrue.
Album of the week 8-23-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 08/23/2025 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
It's another interesting week with three kinds of blues for you. Starting off, there's Texas Telecaster Master, Albert Collins playing live in 1973 at the El Mocambo club. Then there's an album from blues organist Jesse "Wild Bill" Austin with the Blues Brothers horns and after that is an album of acoustic country blues from Scrapper Blackwell. Moving on, in the folk-rock-blues vein we have The Band concerts from which the Rock of Ages live album was culled. We finish off in the Bluegrass department with an album from Tony Rice and Peter Rowan.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!
